Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Charles Street, St Helens, WA10 1LN
197 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 44% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 10 | 26 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 16 | 30 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 32 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 33 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 15 | 25 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 12 | 11 | 29 | 12 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 18 | 16 | 26 | 16 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens 0.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Merton Bank Primary School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Allanson Street Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Rivington Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.